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| Steven (Steve) J. Kubisen, Ph.D. | President and Chief Executive Oficer |  |
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Steve has over 20 years experience in senior management positions in the materials and manufacturing industries serving the health care, industrial and electronics markets. Over the last 7 years, he has commercialized early stage technologies from leading universities in a variety of medical device, materials, electronics, and manufacturing businesses, with a principle focus on start-up formation.
Most recently, Steve was Senior Director of Ventures at Johns Hopkins University, where, during his 3 year tenure, the institution increased start-ups, from a historical annual level of 4, to 12 in 2008, with $76M raised, and 10 in 2009. As Vice President of Technology Commercialization at Utah State University Research Foundation, he tripled licensing revenue and moved the institution into the top five in the nation for start-ups per research dollar. As President of VEC Technology, an early stage composites molding company, Steve significantly improved operations and revenues, yielding a 10 X valuation increase ($110M) on exit. Steve spent 8 years with GE, where as General Manager of GE Electromaterials he commercialized a revolutionary circuit board material for the emerging computer and telecommunications industries and as General Manager of Global RD&E of the $500M GE Silicones Division instituted systems to double new product sales. Prior to GE, Steve held various senior management positions with Akzo Nobel and Union Carbide Corporation. Steve has an A.B. in chemistry from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Harvard University. | |